Sumy Oblast Council
legislature of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine
The Sumy Oblast Council (Ukrainian: Сумська обласна рада) is the regional oblast council (parliament) of the Sumy Oblast (province) located in central Ukraine.
Council members are elected for five year terms. In order to gain representation in the council, a party must gain more than 5 percent of the total vote.
As of August 2025, the coalition includes "Servant of the People" (16 deputies), "Batkivshchyna" (10 deputies), "European Solidarity" (9 deputies). The opposition includes 29 deputies: 14 non-factional deputies, "Our Land" (8 deputies), "For the Future" (7 deputies).
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